Glyconutrients
The Benefits Of Glyconutrients
Glyconutrients, plant-derived carbohydrates (otherwise known as simple sugars or monosaccharides) were recently discovered to play substantial roles in promoting health and wellness by staving off causes of infections, diseases, and even degenerative disorders. But more than these, these sweet nutrients were identified to play major roles in cellular communication. In the animal world, the efficiency of cell to cell communication defines whether the body of the animal functions well or not.
The huge problem facing us nowadays is that our diets ... Read More »
Glyconutrients: Scientific Breakthrough Or Hype?
It has been said that the most important discovery of the last 100 years is a group of simple carbohydrates that is central to cellular communication called glyconutrients. Scientists had been baffled for years how the system of cellular communication works - How is it that the body can decide whether to attack an invading organism or ignore it. How the body knows exactly which substances are harmful to the body and which are not. Above all, how the entire ... Read More »
Glyconutrients: An Overview
Glyconutrients is a relatively new group of nutrients that were discovered essential in proper cellular communication. These nutrients are a part of an emerging science of nutraceuticals, the result of combining nutrients that have pharmaceutical-like effects. These nutrients are plant-based and occur in nature.
Of the numerous glyconutrients present in nature, there are only eight notable varieties that are critical in helping to sustain bodily functions, specifically in cellular communication and in promoting immune system responses. These are glucose, galactose, ... Read More »
Glyconutrients: A Class Of Their Own
Contrary to popular belief, not all sugars are metabolized in the body as energy. Some of them, like glyconutrients, perform an entirely different spectrum of functions that are necessary to keep the body working at its peak performance.
The term "glyconutrient" comes from the root word "glyco" which means "sweet" in Greek. These nutrients are basically simple carbohydrates or monosaccharides that first received limelight when Harpers Biochemistry formally catapulted it to the public and medical community.
Of the 200 known simple carbohydrates ... Read More »
Why The Need For Glyconutrients?
Everyone, without exception, require glyconutrients. This is because all our 600 trillion cells need sufficient fuels to communicate between themselves and with other organisms in the body. But more than the need to communicate at the cellular level is the need to keep the body functional. There are various areas of the body's system where these nutrients play vital roles. Aging for one.
In various studies, it was established that the lack of sufficient nutrients, among them glyconutrients, lead to elevated ... Read More »